All-Time World XIs: Discussion Thread

[Thala_0710]

Not Murali, but there was a thread where he went neck and neck with Kallis.

Also could you send me this link, I couldn't find it

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I think having de Villiers at 6 as a wk bat with Botham at 7 in the fourth team would be be pretty solid tbh

 

[Johan]

Tbf without PJ, Sanga keeping his whole career isn't totally unlikely. Did so in ODIs

Keeping in Tests is a far more stress inducing experience, 3 hours of keeping vs 7 hours a day for what could be multiple days

We rate players on hypotheticals all the time.

Look, you can fantasize about how we should rate Sangakkara as some 50+ averaging keeper at 6 because you find it likely that it would've happened, I'd stick with his actual career, aka giving up gloves right before batting prime

 

[Thala_0710]

I think having de Villiers at 6 as a wk bat with Botham at 7 in the fourth team would be be pretty solid

Yeah that has a good case imo

 

[Johan]

How did you go from there to here

averages higher than Sangakkara while keeping.

 

[Thala_0710]

averages higher than Sangakkara while keeping.

Also is a much worse keeper

 

[Johan]

Also is a much worse keeper

stop sacrificing batting for overrated fielding!

 

[Thala_0710]

stop sacrificing batting for overrated fielding!

Let's pick Dravid then, he could keep as well... And I rate him higher as a bat than all these guys

 

[Johan]

Let's pick Dravid then, he could keep as well... And I rate him higher as a bat than all these guys

Dravid is not a better batsman than Sangakkara be real

 

[Thala_0710]

Dravid is not a better batsman than Sangakkara be real

He is imo

 

[sayon basak]

He is imo

Not you worst take, good job.

 

[Johan]

Not you worst take, good job.

would take work for something to be the worst Thala take after the Greenidge stuff tbh

 

[Thala_0710]

Not you worst take, good job.

There's a lot more where that came from

 

[capt_Luffy]

Also could you send me this link, I couldn't find it

Neither could I actually. Strange.

 

[capt_Luffy]

averages higher than Sangakkara while keeping.

Slightly and kept less.

Keeping in Tests is a far more stress inducing experience, 3 hours of keeping vs 7 hours a day for what could be multiple days


Look, you can fantasize about how we should rate Sangakkara as some 50+ averaging keeper at 6 because you find it likely that it would've happened, I'd stick with his actual career, aka giving up gloves right before batting prime

Then you should rate him as a 65+ averaging pure bat too imo.

 

[Thala_0710]

Slightly and kept less.

Then you should rate him as a 65+ averaging pure bat too imo.

Has Migara taken over this account or something?

 

[subshakerz]

I think having de Villiers at 6 as a wk bat with Botham at 7 in the fourth team would be be pretty solid tbh

Are you in favor of Sanga or Walcott?

 

[Johan]

Slightly and kept less.

It's a joke.

Then you should rate him as a 65+ averaging pure bat too imo.

either he should've kept that 65+ average in his early years or either he should've kept the gloves, he didn't do either, so No, I won't rate him higher than his average.

 

[Coronis]

I don't think Walcott's career SR is available, right?

Walcott struck around 53

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Are you in favor of Sanga or Walcott?

Probably Sanga

Him batting at 6 with Miller at 7 in the third team would be pretty good. I don’t think he’ll get enough votes though.